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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 10583086, member: 51"]I can do most of this research myself (search on Ebay: McCoy sold, highest first) but here is what's going on in case anyone has ideas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Estate sale notification came in <u>one hour ago</u> on a really small email group I'm on, 4:05pm today (Sat). In other words at the end of a normal garage sale day just when I was planning what to do for "happy hour", lol. Description said "Huge collection of McCoy, Nogales Mexico masks, EVERYTHING in the house must go" and they didn't even list the address. Said to "call this number" for address. Called and they were still open.</p><p><br /></p><p>Turns out, only 4 blocks away, I'm there in a flash. 400 pieces of McCoy and probably 50-100 (Mexican?) face masks. They did not advertise this well, I'm not sure anyone even went today (!) and I guess sale is happening tomorrow and Monday, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did a lightning fast self-tutorial for McCoy on my phone while the sellers weren't looking, did not notice anything remotely close to the Ebay top McCoy sales at the house. Nothing figural, for example. LOTS of pitchers, planters. I got this for $15, see below (grabbed the pic off Ebay) which turns out was fair price but not a steal (Ebay one they are asking $38) but I just kinda liked it and went with visual only.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]530924[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also got a Deco-ish pottery lamp which I will post in a day or two for thoughts, but not McCoy. So they were kind of closing up, but clearly had things they had not brought out yet, so you can believe I'm going to be back at the opening hour tomorrow. They basically didn't advertise.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know McCoy prices are WAY down, but any general tips??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 10583086, member: 51"]I can do most of this research myself (search on Ebay: McCoy sold, highest first) but here is what's going on in case anyone has ideas. Estate sale notification came in [U]one hour ago[/U] on a really small email group I'm on, 4:05pm today (Sat). In other words at the end of a normal garage sale day just when I was planning what to do for "happy hour", lol. Description said "Huge collection of McCoy, Nogales Mexico masks, EVERYTHING in the house must go" and they didn't even list the address. Said to "call this number" for address. Called and they were still open. Turns out, only 4 blocks away, I'm there in a flash. 400 pieces of McCoy and probably 50-100 (Mexican?) face masks. They did not advertise this well, I'm not sure anyone even went today (!) and I guess sale is happening tomorrow and Monday, too. I did a lightning fast self-tutorial for McCoy on my phone while the sellers weren't looking, did not notice anything remotely close to the Ebay top McCoy sales at the house. Nothing figural, for example. LOTS of pitchers, planters. I got this for $15, see below (grabbed the pic off Ebay) which turns out was fair price but not a steal (Ebay one they are asking $38) but I just kinda liked it and went with visual only. [ATTACH=full]530924[/ATTACH] Also got a Deco-ish pottery lamp which I will post in a day or two for thoughts, but not McCoy. So they were kind of closing up, but clearly had things they had not brought out yet, so you can believe I'm going to be back at the opening hour tomorrow. They basically didn't advertise. I know McCoy prices are WAY down, but any general tips??[/QUOTE]
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